Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf and Attorney General William Barr seeking additional information on North Carolina sanctuary jurisdictions like Mecklenburg County that continue to not only refuse to honor U.S
It’s been over six years since a U.S. Supreme Court decision limited Camp Lejeune water contamination victims from taking legal action due to North Carolina’s statute of repose barring individuals from suing more than 10 years after exposure; however, a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow at 3:45 p.m., U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will meet with Associate Justice Nominee for the United States Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. WHO: U.S. Senator Thom T
Crackdown on abusive debt collectors who use illegal scare tactics North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey , along with the Federal Trade Commission and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced today a nationwide law enforcement initiative to prot
Passes U.S. House of Representatives Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield’s (D-NC) bill, H.R. 4439, the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Creating Hope Reauthorization Act incentivizes the pharmaceutical indu
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed landmark legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that fundamentally reforms and improves how veterans exposed to toxic substances receive health care and benefits from the Department of Veter
NCDOI Header 2.png For Immediate Release September 25, 2020 Contact: Marla Sink 919-807-6017 Door-to-door insurance scams on the rise RALEIGH -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey warns residents to be on alert for insurance scams. In the last few days, NCDOI has had repor
RALEIGH — As North Carolina’s key metrics continue to remain stable and strong infection prevention and control requirements remain in place, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today issued a Secretarial Order updating visitation guidelines for nursing homes to allow indoor v
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued the owner of B&L Farms a civil penalty assessment totaling more than $87,000. This is in response to the June 12 animal waste lagoon breach, which released an estimated three million gallons of an
MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing scheduled for Pender County shellfish lease proposals MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Pender County at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Cape Fear Oyster Company, LLC, (Wil
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation has begun distributing nearly $132.7 million in State Street Aid to Municipalities, also known as Powell Bill funds, to 508 municipalities across the state. The initial allocation, half of the overall total, is going out today. The other half wil
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide rural communities that are under significant financial strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency assistance to repair, modernize and renovate fail
